James M. Clark
President and CEO, Interim CIOs
Jim Clark is the founder of Interim CIOs, offering interim IT leadership and Strategic Planning services to clients focused on aligning IT activities with business objectives. Prior to starting Interim CIOs, Mr. Clark was one of the founders of cranespharmacy.com, with the bold objective of bringing back the neighborhood drugstore by designing, building and hosting private label e-pharmacy websites.
Jim held a number of senior management positions with United HealthCare, including VP Business Information Systems, Regional CIO for Managed Plans, and COO of the Allina/Medica Services Contract. Prior to United HealthCare, Jim was a Corporate Officer with Technalysis Corporation, successfully competing in the Professional Services marketplace. Mr. Clark held a number of positions with Technalysis, including Project Manager, Account Manager, Branch Manager and Vice President, Professional Services.
Recent projects completed with the Gorman Health Group include designing a virtual office environment and technical infrastructure for a Special Needs Plan (SNP) in IL; providing systems integration services for a SNP in MD; completing a Medicare enrollment reconciliation project with a healthplan in RI; leading a Business Process Reengineering (BPR) effort for a Medicare Strategic Business Unit (SBU) in NC; completing a membership discrepancy reconciliation project and rejected PDE analysis for a healthplan in CO; delivered training and Medicare operations knowledge transfer in HI; completed a Financial and Compliance risk analysis project in CA; completed a IT - Business alignment assessment in FL; led a Compliance and Business operations review in NYC; provided embedded Part D operations guidance and support for a PBM in NJ; completed a PDE reconciliation and Compliance risk assessment in OH; completed a market analysis for a HIE in TX; and completed a SWOT analysis and project prioritization project for a healthplan in WA.
Jim Clark is past President, Northwest Chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP); on the Board of Advisors for Benchmark QA, New Life Medical Clinics and PRC Consulting; and a member of the Technology Advisory Committees for the Dunwoody College of Technology, and Capella University.
Mr. Clark is also a member of the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA), the Health Information and Management System Society (HIMSS), and America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).
Jim's experience in management consulting, professional services, information technology, shared service environments, and managed care represents a great background for interim CIO services.
